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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Two years later: Northwestern’s COVID-19 story, as told by testing data

March 4, 2022

This story was last updated Feb. 3. The data in the story was last updated June 9. This story is split into several sections:       — The methodology of the collected data       — A...

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Evanston COVID-19 average positivity rate reaches lowest since July 2021

March 4, 2022

Evanston’s COVID-19 positivity rate reached its lowest since July 2021, having trended downward since its 8.12% peak in December. The seven-day moving average positivity rate this week reached 0.39%...

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Northwestern’s mask-optional policy effective Monday amid fluctuating COVID-19 positivity rate

February 28, 2022

Northwestern’s COVID-19 positivity rate decreased slightly last week after an overall upward trend during the past four weeks. After three weeks of mandated testing requirements for all undergraduate...

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City COVID-19 positive case numbers reach below 100, positivity rate again below 1%

February 25, 2022

For the first time this year, Evanston reported less than 100 new positive cases in one week.  The city reported 92 cases this week — a 25% reduction from last week’s 122 cases — continuing the...

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City COVID-19 positivity rate reaches below 1%, free KN95 distribution to take place next week

February 18, 2022

The city’s COVID-19 positivity rate dropped below 1% this week as the number of positive cases also fell.  The seven-day moving average positivity rate saw a more rapid decline this week, reaching...

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